[olpc-help] Fresh restart

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

ffm wrote:
> You should do a clean reinstall, as olpc-update for that build has not
> been *fully* tested. It works for some people, but for others they loose
> their activation.
> 
> -ffm
> 
> On Dec 26, 2007 7:36 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky < znmeb at cesmail.net
> <mailto:znmeb at cesmail.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Richard A. Smith wrote:
>     > M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
>     >
>     >> Is there a quick guide to the deltas between 650 and 653? My machine
>     >> seems perfectly happy at 650, so I'm reluctant to change it. But is
>     >> there anything in 653 I should have?
>     >
>     > - Spanish Laptops come boot up with English
>     Nobody here speaks Spanish, so I don't need this.
> 
>     > - Datastore corruption occurred in Uruguay
>     Data corruption isn't something I want, so for this reason I should
>     update.
> 
>     > - WPA support for G1G1 recipients
>     I have no wireless gear at all other than the XO and a couple of USB
>     adapters I use in my other laptop when I'm on the road. If I can
>     somehow
>     hack one of them into a WAP on one of my Linux desktops, it might be
>     worth trying. But these are "Office Depot cheapie" D-Link and Belkin
>     devices, and probably can't even function in master mode.
> 
> 
>     > - Wireless firmware upgrade to 20.p47 (to allow more than 20
>     laptops to
>     > connect)
>     See above ... I don't even have my T-mobile PIN yet. :)
> 
>     So ... yes, I want to upgrade. Did I read some of the other emails
>     correctly -- can I log in to the XO as root and do "olpc-update 653"
>     now, or do I still need to download the image and reflash the machine
>     with it? There's nothing in the journal I want to save, but I would
>     have
>     to reinstall wxMaxima. :)
> 
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OK ... I will do the reflash now. I hope I can go back to 650 if it
blows up.